Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-01-21
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE

MlNNE6UlA LEGlOLAIUkE
0ynspsis Of The Proceedings Of IL Sessts a11
-. House. ~"
the time in discussing the joint resolution
OF the house in regard to the interstate
commerce. bill before congress. When the
resolution came up, Senator Ives moved
to strike out all of Donnelly's stump
speech, or, as he expressed it, all that part
which the people could not understand.
Avotewas had on Ives amendment which
was lost. Senator Comstock then took
opportunity tooppose the long-haul clause.
Senator Comstock wanted the whole mat
ter sent to the committee on railroads, but
the senators refused to do this. and the
resolution then passed, the only senators
voting in the negative being Comstock,
Durant, Hayden and Oswald. ~ -
The labor bill introduced by Senator
Swenson provides for the appointment OF
a labor commissioner with a sal.ry OF
30, 600, and $500 for expenses, to be ap.
pointed by the governor. The president
announced the following special committees:
Labor-Swenson, Edwards, Lsnde,
Nachbar, Shields. = '.}':' .ss
On Redistricting tho state-Hall. Buck.
man, Clough, Halyorsen, Bowen.
On Bills Relating to OK Soldiers and Sail
Compton.
State Public schools-Crandan, Com
stock, Dodge, Nelson, WEIGH.
Governors Message-Daniels, Scheffer,
Burkhardt, Durant, Hayden.
Booms and Logs-Buckmun' Uoush, Hea-
on, Durant, Whiteman.
A large number of petitions for establish
ing temperance branches in public schools
and Tor the better protection OF women
was received; also q petition for the better
protection of game.
Senator Daniels bill on regulating H.
censes is almost identical with that intro.
duced by Senator Goodrich on the drst
day OF the session; it fixes the minimum at
81 900 in cities OF 10, 900 inhabitants and
over, and $500 in towns and villages, and
prohibits county commissioners from issu-
ing Licenses for any sum less than $500.
Senator Halls bill regarding the liability
OF insurance companies makes the amount
Of insurance written in the policy prima
facie value OF the property in cases of to.
tai loss, and must be taken as the actual
value OF the property at the time of loss,
unless criminal action on the part OF the
insured is shown
HoUsE.-Some dozen odd petitions,
signed by over 1, 900 citizens OF the state,
and advocating constitutional prohibi.
ton, temperance education, and laws
changing the age OF consent, were submit.
ted and respectively referred to the COM
nlttees on temperance, education and the
judiciary.
Representative Mattson secured the pas
sage OF a resolution authorizing the chair
to appoint special committee of five to
investigate state prison contract labor, to
examine the books, call witnesses, ETC.,
and to report the result of their labors to
the house. On motion OF Representative
Furlong committee of seven was ordered
appointed to ascertain the cost of all tho
railroads in the state and to employ an
expert clerk to aid them in their labors.
The speaker announced the following
clerks for committees:
Judiciary, s. j. .Donnelly; grain, J. E.
Osborne; engrossment G. P. Johnson;
finance, Henry Anderson; railroads, Will.
lam BOWEN; ENROLMENT, James Spencer;
fSa aTpsn Henry Feg elections, E. H.
towns and counties, Mr.. Sparks.
Senator Sabin sent Mr.. Donnelly tbs
follwing message recently: "Washington,
Jan: ~. Hon., T.: Donnelly, Minnesot
Legislature: I have been in hearty sym.
pathy with the Cullom Interstate bill from
the beginning. Think present bill can be
improved; if not shall vote for it, as it is a
desirable BEGINNING. D. NJ. sabin.''
6ENArE.-The most important bill intro
duced in the senate was that by Senator
Pope, providing for soldiers home, The
bill was drafted by the committee OF the
Grand Army OF the state, and represents
their views in detail. The bill is quite long
and..most:.of it has been published before. It
provides for an appropriation OF $500, 900
fairgrounds and buildings$15, 900 to be paid
out this year. Seven commiss oners are
to De appointed by the governor, three OF
whom shall serve three, two four years and
two six years; and after the expiration OF
six years the term Of the new commission
ers shall be six years each. The commits.
sioners are to locate home and provide
the necessary grounds, the lite not to cost
more than $4,000.
Senator Bowen offered a resolution
which had it been adopted, might have
made quite stir among the railroads OF
the state. The senator wants a special
committee OF five senators to inquire into
the manner of railroad discrimination in
regard to freight and passenger rates,
both to points in the state and
points outside, and wants the committee
empowered to send for persons and pa
pers, and make a thorough investigation
OF all tho alleged evils in this connection,
and to employ q stenographer to take a
full report, the committee to Recommend
legislation necessary. Senator Edwards
moved to send the resolution to the rail
road committee.
Senator H.ard introduced a bill at the
instance OF the state board OF regents, pro-
viding for the sail OF the fruit farm at Min
netonka; OF the proceeds $50, 900 are to be
nv r. Ia, ,%~,e ,,S, k.~
the library, aad the remainder to be turn
ed into the state treasury. The farm cost
5000 originally. and was bought by Gov.
Pillsbury, who turned it over to the state.
It is now worth $50, 900, and it is thought
that sum can be realized from it.
Senator Hixou, chairman Of the grain and
warehouse committee, introduced a bill
which provides that all railroad companies
shall transport freight at reasonable rates,
and send it by such routes as the shipper
may direct. Car loads shall be transferred
from one line to another when un-
loading. A greater rate shall not he charged
when freight passes over more than one
road than Tor an equal distance when car
ried on one single road, except that 81 Der
car may be charged for transferring. Any
company violating this law shall he fined
not less than SIS, 600 for the first ofiense,
causes n forfeiture OF the company's chart.
er. Any official who refuses to carry out
the provisions OF the law shall be fined
81 900 for the first offense. and fo1
the second. offense be imprisoned
six months and fined $1,000.
Gov. McGiIl sent in his appointment g t.
the senate and they were considered in ex.
ecutive session. The following were sent
in:
H. B. Willis to be oil Inspector, 4. c.
Saltwater district, Stephen Loveioy TO,
the Minneapolis district. Hugh Thomson
for the Crookston district, Alexander Fra
ser for the Duluth district
HoUsE.-Nutnerous petitions were receiv-
ed and referred to proper committees, or
petition was received from Swift county
nskinp An annronriatinn of $40 nOO fo,